The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine

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Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Knowledge is true opinion.

Knowledge is true opinion.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being...

Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being...

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see...

Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see...

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and...

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and...